Over 38 Million Surgical Procedures Will Be Performed in the U.S. in 2012, with Most Taking Place at Outpatient or Freestanding Healthcare Facilities, According to a New Report from Medtech Insight

Newport Beach, CA - March 23, 2005:  The number of U.S. surgical procedures performed is on the rise due to the aging population, the active baby boomer generation, and increased elective surgeries, while at the same time the percentage of these procedures performed on an inpatient basis is declining with the increasing use of outpatient and same-day surgery. The total number of open and minimally invasive surgical procedures and device implantations in the U.S., including those used in cardiovascular and thoracic, orthopedic and spinal, and cosmetic surgery, among many other categories, are forecast to exceed 38 million in 2012, up from approximately 28.5 million in 2004, according to a detailed new report from Medtech Insight, entitled “U.S. Surgical Procedure Volumes.”

This newly published 326-page analysis provides current and forecast U.S. surgical procedure volumes data for leading surgical procedures in 9 major categories, for the years 2004 through 2012: cardiovascular and thoracic, cosmetic, general, gynecologic and obstetric, major organ and tissue transplantation, ophthalmic, orthopedic and spinal, urologic, and other miscellaneous procedures, including breast and ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures. Included in the analyses are annual percentage growth rates, compound annual growth rates, procedure descriptions, medical indications, disease prevalence, inherent surgical risks, and emerging surgical technologies.

This thoroughly researched new report also includes 105 detailed exhibits. A full table of contents and ordering information can be viewed on the Medtech Insight website at http://www.medtechinsight.com/ReportA605.html.

Medtech Insight has also recently published a 287-page analysis of European Surgical Procedure Volumes, for France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain, with detailed procedure volumes forecast from 2003 to 2009 in these surgical categories: cardiovascular and peripheral vascular, general, obstetric and gynecologic, ophthalmic, orthopedic and arthroscopic, otorhinolaryngologic, spinal, and urologic surgery.

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